More fully apple of the eye. The pupil of the eye, originally thought to be a solid, spherical body. Occasionally also: the iris and pupil, or the…
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释义 | the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [noun] > pupil (11) apple of the eyeeOE More fully apple of the eye. The pupil of the eye, originally thought to be a solid, spherical body. Occasionally also: the iris and pupil, or the… pearl1340 The pupil or the lens of the eye. Also figurative. Obsolete. blacka1387 The pupil of the eye; chiefly in black of the eye. Cf. white, n. 8b. Now chiefly historical. pupillaa1400 = pupil, n.2 1a. sightc1400 The pupil of the eye. Now dialect. pupil?a1425 The opening in the iris through which light passes into the eye, and which generally appears black. Also occasionally (more generally): the iris… sheenc1500 The pupil of the eye. Scottish (? Obsolete). strale1553 The pupil of the eye. prunall1612 The pupil of the eye. sight-hole1670 The pupil of the eye. Obsolete. shine1713 The pupil of the eye. dialect. (Cf. sheen, n.1 2.) |
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